CCTV News: Recently, vocational skills competitions have been held across the country. In the 2025 Skills Competition, new events, new professions and new technologies have become highlights. Many new competitions focus on the development of new quality productivity, meet the needs of industrial development, and select scarce skilled talents.

In the second Vocational Skills Competition of Hebei Province, "Hongmeng Application Development" is a new event in 2025. At the competition site, the contestants raced against time and used codes to outline the infinite possibilities of the Hongmeng ecosystem.

Zhang Shengjiang, director of the Vocational Capacity Building Department of the Hebei Provincial Department of Human Resources and Social Security, introduced that 38 new quality productivity events were set up in this competition. For example, Hongmeng application development is in line with the rise of Hongmeng ecosystem and provides adaptive talents to the software industry; intelligent connected vehicles are equipped with, adjustable, operation and maintenance in accordance with the wave of intelligent automobile transformation and fill the talent gap in the field of smart automobiles; digital twin application technology helps achieve digital transformation in industrial manufacturing, urban planning and other fields.

The Internet of Things installation and debugging project site of the second Jiangxi Vocational Skills Competition, the contestants set up networks and wrote programs based on smart factories. Referee Chief Zhou Shengli introduced that as Jiangxi builds a "model city" for the development of the national Internet of Things industry, there is a large gap in employment for IoT installation and debuggers, and more compound talents are needed.

It is understood that among the 106 events of this competition, 85 events are closely linked to the industrial chain modernization action plan, which is highly in line with the local industrial development needs. Vocational Skills Competition reserves skilled talents for new professions

In the recently held vocational skills competitions, new professions can also be seen everywhere. High-quality development has given birth to new tracks and new professions, and localities are also speeding up the reserve of skilled talents.

In the fourth Guangdong Vocational Skills Competition, intelligent hardware installation and adjustment is one of the new competitions set according to the national standards of the new occupations.

Zou Xinyao, referee of the Intelligent Hardware Installation and Adjustment Project of the 4th Guangdong Vocational Skills Competition, introduced that this new profession requires practitioners to have the assembly and debugging of intelligent hardware, software programming and testing, as well as the joint debugging of intelligent hardware systems, and the development of intelligent hardware application technology. It is a relatively comprehensive job.

Li Hongqiang, dean of Guangzhou Institute of Industry and Trade Technicians, introduced that with the advent of the era of artificial intelligence, there is a great demand for talents for testing various systems and platforms, especially the security and stability of information. Through this competition, we will promote the cultivation of talents in emerging industries and new technology positions.

The Jiangxi Provincial Skills Competition has added 10 new career projects including all-media operations, Internet of Things installation and debugging, and digital twin application technology, providing further skill support for industry development. Vocational skills competitions adapt to new needs and upgrade new technologies

In 2025, vocational skills competitions held in various places are also stepping up upgrading new technologies in new energy, green and low-carbon areas, etc. to cultivate a team of skilled talents based on the needs of economic and social development.

At the site of the 3rd Hainan Free Trade Port Vocational Skills Competition, nearly 1,200 contestants competed in skills in 70 competition events. Compared with previous sessions, 20 new competition projects including drone plant protection, intelligent connected vehicle installation, operation and maintenance, digital twin application technology, and sewage treatment were added in 2025, highlighting the application of green and low-carbon technology skills. Some contestants participate in the competition across majors to improve their compounding abilities.

Wang Zhan, referee of the 3rd Hainan Free Trade Port Vocational Skills Competition, introduced that the vocational skills competition is not only about exploring skilled talents, but also promoting the improvement of students' learning ability, the expansion of professional knowledge and the improvement of skill levels.

The gold medal winners of intelligent connected car installation, adjustment, operation and maintenance, Li Guowen and Chen Liang, were originally teachers who taught traditional car maintenance technology, but this time they participated in the new energy vehicle intelligent technology competition. This means that they not only need to have a solid foundation in mechanical hardware knowledge, but also master sensor debugging, software programming and other skills.

Data shows that at present, the gap in after-sales service talents for new energy vehicles in my country has reached nearly one million. Re-learning of new skills, cultivating high-skilled talents and building a compound talent training model have become important paths for talent reserves.

Chen Liang, a teacher at the Department of Vehicle Engineering of Hainan Technicians College, introduced that new energy, especially intelligent networking, is a development trend. For teachers, in addition to improving their majors, they should also pay attention to industry development and lay a better foundation for cultivating students.